GREEN ECONOMY UPDATE
- Green Fund Update on the Green Economy
NOVEMBER 2013
NATIONAL NEWS
Follow the Money to Clean SA’s Green Slate. Mail and Guardian.
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-25-00-follow-the-money-to-clean-sas-green-slate
Plans Underway to Grow SA’s Biogas Industry. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/biogas-2013-1022/rep_id:3182?utm_source=Creamer+Media+FDE+service&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Energy+I
nsight+-+Engineering+News&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engineeringnews.co.za%2Farticle%2Fbiogas2013-10-22%2Frep_id%3A3182
SA’s Road to ‘Greener Economy’ Demands Better Education. Green Business Guide.
http://www.greenbusinessguide.co.za/sas-road-to-greener-economy-demands-better-education/
Climate Change Puts Developmental Goals at Risk. Green Times.
http://www.thegreentimes.co.za/stories/global-warming/item/2356-climate-change-puts-sa%E2%80%99sdevelopmental-goals-at-risk
SA Keen on Green Tech Manufacturing. Green Business Guide.
http://www.greenbusinessguide.co.za/sa-keen-on-green-tech-manufacturing/
Private Sector Energy Efficiency Project to be Launched in December. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/private-sector-energy-efficiency-project-to-be-launched-indecember-2013-11-13
Human-induced Climate Change Potentially Detrimental to Emerging Economies. Simply Green.
http://www.simplygreen.co.za/local-stories/biz-and-community/human-induced-climate-changepotentially-detrimental-to-emerging-economies.html
CSP, Thermal Storage to Offer Grid Stability. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/csp-thermal-storage-to-offer-grid-stability-2013-1121/rep_id:3182
Future of Employment Glows Green. Mail and Guardian. http://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-01-00-future-ofemployment-glows-green
SASOL, GE Open Water-Treatment Plant. Simply Green. http://www.simplygreen.co.za/local-stories/earthand-animals/sasol-ge-open-water-treatment-pilot-plant.html
SA’s Renewables Projects Become One of the World’s Largest. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sas-renewables-projects-become-one-of-worlds-largestinitiatives-2013-1115/rep_id:3182?utm_source=Creamer+Media+FDE+service&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Energy+I
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GBCSA to Launch New Category for Rating Tools. BizCommunity.
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/640/101626.html
SAA and Boeing to Cooperate on Biofuels in Southern Africa. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/saa-and-boeing-to-cooperate-on-biofuels-in-southern-africa2013-1011/rep_id:3182?utm_source=Creamer+Media+FDE+service&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Energy+I
nsight+-+Engineering+News&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engineeringnews.co.za%2Farticle%2Fsaaand-boeing-to-cooperate-on-biofuels-in-southern-africa-2013-10-11%2Frep_id%3A3182
Green Economy Technical Assistance Fund to Stimulate Green Economy in KwaZulu Natal. Urban Earth.
http://urbanearth.co.za/articles/green-economy-technical-assistance-fund-stimulate-green-economykwazulu-natal?utm_source=Urban+Earth+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cf56b0c340Urban+Earth+News+31+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5b4167ffce-cf56b0c340-72228453
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Biofuel Developments should not Compromise Food Security, says CFS. Africa Green Media.
http://africagreenmedia.co.za/biofuel-development-should-not-compromise-food-security-says-cfs/
AfDB Scales up Investments into Clean Energy Projects. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/afdb-scales-up-investments-into-clean-energy-projects-2013-1004/rep_id:3182?utm_source=Creamer+Media+FDE+service&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Energy+I
nsight+-+Engineering+News&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engineeringnews.co.za%2Farticle%2Fafdbscales-up-investments-into-clean-energy-projects-2013-10-04%2Frep_id%3A3182
UN Launches New Sustainable Development Body. SciDev Net
http://www.scidev.net/global/science-diplomacy/feature/un-launches-new-sustainable-developmentbody.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_campaign=3169783_13%2f10%2f07Newsletter+GLOBAL&dm_i=1SCG,1VXTJ,AZS2A9,6RLK0,1
New Climate Change Findings up Pressure on Warsaw Talks. Biz Community.
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/508/103175.html
Development Banks Provided $27 bn to Mitigate Climate Change. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/development-banks-provided-27bn-to-mitigate-climatechange-in-2012-2013-11-18
UNEP Launches Online Sustainable Banking Tool at Global Roundtable. IISD Reporting Services.
http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unep-launches-online-sustainable-banking-tool-at-global-roundtable/
REPORTS
Tracking Climate Finance Inflows to South Africa. TIPS. http://www.tips.org.za/paper/tracking-climatefinance-inflows-south-africa
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Rwanda: Pioneering Steps Towards a Climate Resilient Green Economy. CKDN Issue 8.
http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CDKN-Outlook-8_Rwanda_WEB.pdf
The Value of Vision: Sustainability Challenges for South African Businesses in 2013. Network for Business
Sustainability – South Africa. http://nbs.net/wp-content/uploads/SA-Challenges-Report-2013.pdf
Guidebook for the Development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action on Efficient Lighting. UNEP.
http://www.unep.org/pdf/Guidebook_for_development_of_a_nationally_mitigation_action.pdf
The Global Landscape of Climate Finance. Climate Policy Initiative.
http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/global-landscape-of-climate-finance-2013/
The Green Investment Report 2013. World Economic Forum.
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GreenInvestment_Report_2013.pdf
UPCOMING EVENTS/TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Africa Energy Indaba, 18-20 February 2014, CTICC, Cape Town.
Pathways to Green Growth in Africa, 4-6 February 2014. Kinshasa, DRC.
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